Ring and disc toss boards having interfitting halves

ABSTRACT

A game in which solid discs and hollow rings are pitched or tossed by competitive players at the recessed holes and at the erect pins respectively of each of the two similar game boards. Each recessed hole and each erect pin is marked with a score value. The two similar game boards fit together for storage purposes, folding about the detachable hinge joint so that the erect pins of one board are located in the opposite recessed holes of the other board in the folded storage mode.

United States Patent [191 Chapman 1 June 11, 1974 RING AND DISC TOSS BOARDS HAVING INTERFITTING HALVES Inventor: Branch W. Chapman,Nocona.

Tex.-.

[73 Assignee: The Raymond Lee Organization,

New York. N.Y.; a part interest.

[22] Filed: Apr. 23, 1973 [21] Appl. No; 353,790

[52] US. Cl. 273/104, 273/105 R [51] Int. Cl A63b 21/04 [58] Field of Search 273/100, 104, 105 R, R

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 163,845 6/1875 Browne 273/ 1,503,294 7/1924 Bishop 273/100 2,432,824 12/1947 Shetler.... 273/100 2.472.719 6/1949 Mysels 273/100 3,628,793 12/1971 Mudloff 273/R Primary Examiner-Richard C. Pinkham Assistant Examiner-Marvin Siskind Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Howard l. Podell 5 7 ABSTRACT A game in which solid discs and hollow rings are pitched or tossed by competitive players at the recessed holes and at the erect pins respectively of each of the two similar game boards. Each recessed hole and each erect pin is marked with a score value. The two similar game boards fit together for storage purposes, folding about the detachable hinge joint so that the erect pins of one board are located in the opposite recessed holes of the other board in the folded storage mode.

1 Claim, 6 Drawing Figures RING AND DISC TOSS BOARDS HAVING INTERFITTING I-IALVES This invention relates to equipment for playing a pitch and toss game, in which discs and rings are thrown by competitive players at holes and at pins respectively, of similar two game board.

An advantage of this game is that the two game boards may be joined for storage or transportation purposes about detachable hinges, with the two game boards rotated about said hinges so as to enclose the loose pitching discs and rings, and to interlock the protruding pins of one board with the recessed holes of the other board. In the folded condition, the playing surfaces of the game are completely enclosed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The objects and features of the invention may be understood with reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment of the invention, taken together with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the two game boards set up for play purposes;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of one of the playing boards;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the two boards joined for storage or transportation purposes;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a game board about the line 4-4 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of one of the boards, illustrating a ring hooked about a pin; and

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a pitching disc and a pitching ring.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT:

Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several views, FIG. 1 illustrates both similar game boards 10a and 10b, as set up for playing purposes. In common with conventional pitch and toss games, each game board is located a distance from the other, with each of the two players, or two teams of players, stationed in the general location of a first board, so as to pitch discs and rings 19 at the holes 12 and erect pins 11 respectively of the second game board.

Referring to FIG. 2, and FIG. 4-6, the markings 14 on the face of the game boards 10a and 10b indicate the score value to the player whose disc 15 falls into a marked hole 12, or whose ring 19 is hooked about a marked pin 11.

Each game board 10a and 1% has a similar configuration of pins and holes in the open mode. Each board is fitted with one-half of a detachable hinge 18 or hinge pin 17 so that both boards may be joined about said detachable hinge parts 16 and 17 so as to fold together as shown in FIG. 3, with latch members 18 mounted on each game board so as to interlock, in the closed position shown by the solid lines of FIG. 3. When it is desired to use the game boards, the latch members 18 are opened, and board 10b is rotated about the hinge line, as shown in the dotted line view of FIG. 3, and then separated from game board 10a. In the folded position, the assembly is readily carried by means of a handle 20 which is fastened to one side of game board 10a by means of hinges 21.

Since obvious changes may be made in the specific embodiment of the invention described herein, such modifications being within the spirit and scope of the invention claimed, it is indicated that all matter contained herein is intended as illustrative and not as limiting in scope.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the' United States is:

1. Equipment for the playing of a pitching game in which discs and rings are thrown at holes and pins located in each of two similar game boards,

each of said game boards being fitted with pins which are generally perpendicular to the face of the board, and with holes in the face of each board. each board being fitted with detachable hinge members so that two such boards may be joined together by such hinge members, so that when joined, the boards may be rotated relative to each other about the formed hinge axis, with the hinge members so located that the pins of each board will rotate, in the closed position, into the holes of the other board, where the faces of both boards with respect to the location and size of the holes and the pins are similar to each other in the opened playing position,

said boards each being of a thickness greater than the free height of each of said pins above the board surface to which said pins are fastened, with each hole in each of said boards being of a depth that is greater than the free height of the pin that is rotated into the hole when the boards are hinged together and rotated into the closed position,

the boards in a closed position lying with their playing surfaces abutting each other. 

1. Equipment for the playing of a pitching game in which discs and rings are thrown at holes and pins located in each of two similar game boards, each of said game boards being fitted with pins which are generally perpendicular to the face of the board, and with holes in the face of each board, each board being fitted with detachable hinge members so that two such boards may be joined together by such hinge members, so that when joined, the boards may be rotated relative to each other about the formed hinge axis, with the hinge members so located that the pins of each board will rotate, in the closed position, into the holes of the other board, where the faces of both boards with respect to the location and size of the holes and the pins are similar to each other in the opened playing position, said boards each being of a thickness greater than the free height of each of said pins above the board surface to which said pins are fastened, with each hole in each of said boards being of a depth that is greater than the free height of the pin that is rotated into the hole when the boards are hinged together and rotated into the closed position, the boards in a closed position lying with their playing surfaces abutting each other. 